Nail and staple puller



Feb. 11, 1930. R. COLERICK NAIL AND STAPLE-FULLER Filed Feb. 23. 1927Patented Feb. 11, 1930 UNITED STATES ROY COLERICK, OF ANTIOCH, NEBRASKANAIL AND STAPLE PULLER Application filed February 23, 1927. Serial No.170,379.

My invention relates to an improvement in nail and staple pullers.

The object is to provide a simple means of reaching beneath the head ofa nail, gripping it tight, and removing it in approximately thedirection of the length of the nail or the spike.

The invention consists in a pair of nippers and means for driving thejaws of the nip pers beneath the head of the nail or spike,

and for applying hammer blows in the opposite direction as well, for theremoval of the nail or spike.

In the accompanying drawings: Fig. 1 is a view in perspective;

Figs. 2 and 3 are cross-sections,-the latter being taken on line 3-3 ofFig. 2.

' A, represents a fork, and 1 is a rod of suitable length connectedtherewith, with heads or nuts 3 and 4 thereon, against which the Isliding hammer 5 operates for forcing the tool either downwardly orupwardly. Between the extreme ends of the fork, the pliers 6 and 7 arepivoted, the same bolt or rivet 8 being employed to pivot the jaws ofthe pliers together and also to the fork. A spring 9 holds the handles10 and 11 normally outwardly, and the jaws 12 and 13 are closed bygrasping the handles and forcing them toward each other, or together. Theends of the jaws are preferably bent inwardly to form claws adapted togrip beneath the head of the nail or spike.

In the operation of the device, the tool is placed with the claws oneither side of the head, the operator grasps the handles and forces themtoward each other or together around the head. then the hammer is slidwith a smart impulse downwardly against the head or nut 4 until theclaws are under the head, then while the jaws and handles are still heldtightly together by one hand of the operator, he slides the hammersmartly upward or outward against the-head or nut 3 until the nail orspike is removed.

This saves swinging the tool laterally, and a tool of this character notonly can be used in a single position while the handle or spike isremoved, namely in a direction corresponding to the length of the nailor spike, but it can be used in places and situations where other toolsthat rely on the use of a fulcrum would not be employed.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described including a rod, a fork connectedtherewith, jaws pivoted between the free ends of the fork and havinghandles at one end and claws at the other adapted to take under the headof a nail, and a sliding hammer of the rod for forcing the tool endwiseeither toward the nail or spike to be pulled or in the oppositedirection.

2. A device of the character described including a rod having a forkconnected with an end thereof, jaws pivoted within the fork andterminating in handles at the outer ends thereof, resilient meansinterposed between the fork and handles and normallv tending to forcethe handles outwardly, and a sliding hammer slidably mounted on the rodfor forcing the tool endwise.

I). A device of the character described including a handle member havinga fork connected therewith, jaws pivoted within the fork and terminatingin handles at the ends thereof, and resilient means interposed be tweenthe fork and handles and normally tending to force the handlesoutwardly.

4. A deviceof the character described ineluding a handle member, jawspivoted to said handle member and terminating in handles,and resilientmeans interposed between the-handle member and the handles.

5. A puller of thereharacter described ineluding a handle member.pivoted jaws associated with said handle member, handles connected withthe jaws and disposed in position to be grasped by'a person using thepuller, and a sliding hammer slidably mounted on the tool for forcingthe tool endwise.

6. A device of the character described comprising a handle member,pivoted jaws asso ciated with said handle member, means for causing thejaws td be held together when actuated, during the pulling operation,and a hammer slidably mounted on the handle member to be forcedoutwardly thereon for causing a pulling action by such outward movement.

ROY COLERICK.

